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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-08
Killing Paupers in London.


The business Of killing paupers in the
London workhouses goes on merrily. Of
course no account is made to the public
of those who are starved to death, but no
less than five cases of death from cruelty
or neglect have been uncovered within q
few weeks. Epileptics in one institution
were allowed to roam about unattended,
and one fell into the fire and was Gre
mated. Nurses bound tho hands Of an
old blind woman to save themselves a
little trouble, and tho poor creature was
found dead in her bed with her wrists
tied tight together. Injuries by nurses
caused the death Of helpless paralytic.
An imbecile, very old, was beaten with a
strap SO that he died. A man, 60 years
old and feeble, was given q cold bath,
was seized with chill and died before
the two attendants who murdered him
could get him out Of tho water.
The deaths that result from similar
treatment that are never heard of must
outnumber by scores those which arc
made n subject Of inquiry. OF ench fif-
teen deaths that occur in the city of Lon
don, one is in the workholse, and of cacl,
nine, one is either in the workhouse or
hospital. The inmates of the wcrkhousc
are Tad on spoiled meat, decayed vege-
tables and bread which .would answer
we'll for modeler's clay" as one daring
guardian expressed it. Of course, lot
Of people are getting rich on the con-
tracts for supplying food.-London Let
ter
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-08
Size Of n1oun.ain Lions.

Mountain hons attain prodigious size.
Specimens are often killed measuring nine
feet from tip to tip and weighing not far
from 25o to 800 pounds. Many more,
measuring from ten to eleven feet, are
frequently bagged, and occasionally a
monster reaching twelve feet in the clear
and perhaps longer Is brought down by
some lucky and daring hunter. The hide
OF this animal makes an excellent rug.
Scarcely q ranch in the whole Rocky
mountain region Is without mountain
lion skin on the floor. One cattle ranch
on Powder river has every room carpeted
with handsome skins Of this animal. The
hide is q bright brown on the back and
rump, but fades away into q soft white
brown towards the sides and becomes al
most pure white under the belly. The
tail is tipped with white and the head,
eyes, ears, nose and features are IN exact
reproduction Of tho domestic cat on a
larger scalc. The feet and claws are like
those Of ..Tom and Maria. Montana
cor. Philadelphia Times.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-08
Tho craae for tn. s.ape.

And yoa, every year brings up its
group OF ambitious young American
ladies', tenderly nurtured beings, who do
sire to ''eo on the stage." They gener-
oily como off again in year or two, and
conclude that plain sewing or school
teaching would be paradise as compared
to tho life of a 'elatly actress
If she goes off with distinguished
actress like Modjeska she is not allowed to
stop at the samo hotel with her; that is
not etiquette. She may he allowed to
play sou2e very inforior part. and be
Kissed for her pains for doing it badly.
Sho is put under tho care of t',e old
woman who plays the part Of 1.-THE
Dowager" GO elegantly, and finds that
her guardian Is vulgar old person who
drinks too much. But we viii suppose
her to be philosophio and patient girl,
capable of living down all these disagree
ments Of tho first yeor; but she has
has learned, alasi that the play looks bot
ter before tho footlghts than 1t does be-
hind it; thnt she has stepped on the
wrong side Of the illusion. It is not alone
that tinso rcigns instead of gold, or that
looking glasses are made OF muslin.
1t is not the rouge or the pearl powder,
S~ VIZ etoAy SohAlSuAy ~ AOpeS tAiAu pulcyS,
dust and dirt everywhere; it Is not alone
that she must rub her hands with chalk
at every movement, else they look black.
No. Sho learns that she has stepped into
another world whence all the fun Of
private theatricals has vanished. She
learns that she has stepped into another
world where all that che learned in her
own world goes for nothing. Her re-
finemcnt and education, her ladylike
mir and pose which she thought would
fit her for the portrayal of ladylike
characters, these arc all worse than use
less. She has been obliged to raise her
voice and discard her manner, for the
trainer has pronounced both Intellectual.
However, she has conquered her awk-
ward stage walk, and he's learned that
the stage runs down hill. She has
reasoned that tho primer of any language
is full Of difficulties. She says to her
self that she will succeed, 'that It is
weak to be discouraged, that only
towards run away. Mrs. John Sheldon
in New York World.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-08
getting Up Fslse rnoes.

A number of men, women and chill
dren make living by getting up false
faces, which find ready sale during the
ball season and around Christmas time.
1t requires no little ingenuity and artistic
skill to make these grotesque combine
tlons Of paint and cardboard which de-
light the children, and serve to tighten
up the graveyard gloom of the ordinary
public mask ball. The best false faces,
however, come from France, and are
coated with wax before being painted
New York Journal.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-08
THE SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT.

How Wealth Tries to Mako Assurance
Doubly Surc-Locfss and Safes.
lt Is long way, iii fact, FROM tho
simple contrivanccs Of classic times for
protecting ready wealth to the Golfers
and money chests, the secret drawers
ana guarded treasures Of Florence and
Venice. And from them 1t is still q
longer one through the clumsy soces and
rude locks of the last century to the pres
ent almost perfect treasure vaults, proof
against fire or flood, against both sharp
edged tools and any charges of powder or
dynamite that burglar may safely use,
The present safety vault has of course
grown out Of tho old safe, and is really
only perfected modern bank safe ON an
enlarged plan. The average safc is an
IRON and steel box, some four to Hix feet
IN height by four feet in breadth and
dopth 1t has thick door, made in half
dozen layers Of unequal size, heavily
Doltod together, and opens by combine
tion or movements on m exterior knob.
Tho safo deposit vault is another big
DON, also OF steel and iron, some ten feet
in height and twelve fcct in length. built
IN, like prisoners cell, with q heavy
wall Of brick, mortar and cement and
opening by door almost O foot in thick
ness into larger room which contains Il.
All that ingenuity can do has been done
to make the body of the vault inprcena-
bic and to put the secret Of tho intricate
LOCK beyond chance Of guessing. The
cell inside is lined with drawers and
boxes, each locked and bolted. The
Whole thing Is a safe within q safc, mak-
ing assurance doubly sure at but slightly
higher rates for nervous aud cautious de-
positors.
Safe deposit vaults are built by only
few OF the large safe makers. The metal
used for the walls of tho vault Is a mix
turo of iron and steel, melted together ut
high heat and tempered throughout as
finely and evenly as possible. The result
Is homogeneous, almost nawless sur
face. which defies alike the burglars
tools or the flames of big fire. A wall
three inches in thickness Is laid on in
plates with heavy bolts Of the same ma
tcrial, and the whole side is then shut in
with stout covering Of fire" proof brick
and finely mixed cement. Particular
care, OF course, is taken with the door,
which is the only part exposed after the
outer wall Is built. The plates are doubled,
braccd and rc-braced, Of various sizes ac-
cord'ng to tho iaycSs, over tapping and
falling short, but all 50 piled and blended
together that while one holds all win
hold aHd the treasures within will still be
safe. The lock combination is made 80
intricate, too, that it needs one mans
mind working oil the time to keep up
with it.
The demand for vaults Is comparatively
small now, but the makers agree -thss
there will be large increase in the
number used before ten years pass.
People are just beginning to realize what
mental relief it is to have ones valuables
absolutely secure from accident or theft,
and that comfortable feeling is sure to
spread even if it entails the building of
costher safety vaults than those we have
now.-New York Tribune.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-08
TO SLEEP.

Gimme 10 me nowi 0 come! bcuigncst slecpl
Aad fold me up evening doth n flower
from my win self, and vaIn things which huve
power
Upon my soul 10 make me smile weep
And when thou cvinast oh, like death be deept
No dreamy boon Heee Of thee 70 crave,
Moro than mny come to him that In his grave
is hecdless OF the night winds how they sweep.
have not in mo half that cause Of SORROW
Which Is in thousands who must not complain;
And yet this moment. II It could DO mine
80 IapSe and pass In sleep and SO resign
All that must yet be borne Of Joy aud patn,
scarcely know II l would wake to o.norrow
Patrick Proctor Alexander
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-08
Reg. From Acros. tho ocean.

NJ We assume that all friends Of the
american hen arc not aware OF the fact
that the yolks and whites Of eggs are inn
ported separately in immense quantities
duty free. This business only began
about i've years ago, and is assuming
larger proportions every year. 1t is
stated that every German steamer brings
over dozens Of barrels Of egg yoIks and
! hundreds of tin-lined, alright caaes of
egg albumen, or the white of eggs. The
nibumen is consumed chiefly By candy
manufacturers and confectioiiers. II Inns
tho quality of making the candy swell
up and appear one-third larger. The
manufacturers say this albumen tsaerates''
the candy. It makes 1t dry and sponge
like, and candy made of it tastes "a II n
was infused with carbonic acid gas.
Formerly, there WINS duty of 20 per
cent. levied on egg yolks, but the mo.
rocco and kid leather manufacture, work.
sang through the grocers. gsA the duty re-.
moved, on the ground that egg yolk was
food product and necessity of life.
Germany sends more Of this egg than all
other countries combined. The yolks
are liquid In form, mixed with about 12
Per cent. OF salt A barrel Of egg yolks
VIII weigh 800 pounds. The wholesale
prtce OF the product is fourteen cents per
potmd. Indeed, the thrifty Germans
manage TO ship the whole egs over here.
shen and oil. The shells are ground and
mixed with pipe clay, and the admixture
Sof shells gives tho clay peculiar gloss
ana finish. Boston Budget.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-08
NO. l8
THE ANSWER OF PARIS.

My Helen. with thy grand Greek cyes,
Made by heaven most pllro and wise,
Thou dost bid the winds of Joy
Whisper thee of long lost Troy.
My Helen. with thy grave Greek lips,
Carved in deaths last sweet eclipse,
Thou doSt bid til" IIlurm'rous sea
Tell Troy's burial place to thecY
Deep In northern SHOWS two meet,
Two whose love IS full, complcte;
And beneath O southern sun,
Two whom love hath mado as one.
My Helen! Let me touch thy hand
Where love dwrlls-still Troy doth stand.
Fannie AyInnr Mathews In Home Journal,
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-08
The ABseNT-MlnDsD SECRETARY

Never Bowfldcrod, Except I'm Time OF
Battle-Dofinitfon of wnr.
A fow days before he went to Georgia
to get married Secretary Lamar had oc-
casion to speak of his alleged absent
mindedness. His friends, who say he
INTENDED to invite his family and friends
to his wedding, but forgot to send out
the invitations, recall what he said
then.
''It's all bosh.' eaid Mr.. Lamar, "to
call me ahsent-,ninded. was never
absent minded nor bewildered in nv life,
except in battle. In official life can
keep as straight and regular as a clock.
But Ill own up to getting bewildcred in
battle. l never knew where was nor
where the enemy were. After I had
been in two or three fights, concluded
that must lay down some definite rule
of conduct In fight to which I could
hold myself, for If did not, could not
tell where my bewilderment might some
day take me and my regiment de-
oided that no matter what happened
would always go ahead in a straight line
just as fur as circumstances and the
enemy would let me. At the battle of
Williamsburg followed this rule so far
that it nearly cost our people the
services Of myself and regiment. If
it had not been for A. P. Hill my first ex-
tended acquaintance with the north would
have been made from the slender coipn
ut vantage to be had in a military prison.
charged ahead 80 hot and SO fast that
when halted my entire regiment was
through the cnemy's lines and in their
rear. Hill, however, came up on each
side Of my regiment and drove tho enemy
back. AS he rode up to me he said:
Col Lamar, do you know where YOU
ares' ! had to acknowledge a very
limited amount of information ON that
point, and was never more surprised in
my life than to learn that had gone
Through the enemy's lines Gen. Hill
told me to take my regiment to the rear
and lot his men go on, but begged to be
permitted TO go on. and SO my regiment
was put in line With Hills brigades and
went on.
II used to think" Mr.. Lamar went on
to say, before I saw much fighting.
that the slaughter must be frightful I
could not $50 how, where so many bull
3 lots were flying. there WINS any chance ut
oil for men to escape being hit But I
soon wondered how anybody was hit at
au. My men that day at williamsburg
shot themselves all out of ammunition
twice. When we went into bivouac ut
night went about osking the bows how
they felt ! met one big Mississippian
from my own town.
John, did you fro OFF oil your
powder2'
No. he said, Il tried hard all day.
colonel, to do my best, and didn't fire
but twice. All day long didn't draw
bead on Yankee but twice. I've got
my ammunition here. and he tapped his
cartridge box.
...You fired twice9' said. Did you
hit 'em those timesr
"'Well, colonel, to tell the truth,
missed ono Fank, and I'm in doubt about
the other.
That illustrates war;" said the secre-
tary. ga lot of men march out and
proceed to create lot Of accidents. The
side that can produce tho most accidents
i Tor the greatest number Of consecutive
4 hours wins the day. Washington Cor.
New York Sun.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-08
10 Absorh yihr.t,an.

To absorb the vibrations from the blow
Of a hammer when the sound from a
work bench Is felt In every part OF the
building, set each of the legs OF the bench
in box Of dry sand and allow the undu
latio1 from this disturbing element to
churn quartz for while, which will not
leave vibrating energy enough to pass be.
yond the floor OF the work bcnch. -Bos-
ton Budget. q 81 ! e. 's
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-08
An ONYX Quarry.

There is an onyx quarry at Now Suisin,
CAL, and 100 tons of 1t were Slipped to
New York lately to be made into lilantels,
bureau tops, etc., while some of it will
be worked into jewelry.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-08

The cost Of introducing q girl into so
ciety In New York and carrying her sue
cessfuily through one season is estimated
ut 81, ,608.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-08
The ouesn Mothers Agreomon,

3Ho Wue0u NHOtnorB ABr60nont.
The queen mother of Spain has made
agreement with her creditors by which
she keeps 5000, 900 of her revenue and
they take the remaining $1sO,O00. Her
life is heavily insured. Chicago Times.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-08

The presence Of wild geese IN the north.
fsn part OF Nebraska at this season, Is, nc.
ecGsling to '.thc oldest inhnbitant, = In.
iyJ of q short y; inter. ID
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-08

1t Is estimated that over 500 900 alliga.
tors are killed annually for their skins.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16
The.Electric Light.

The square last night looked radiantly
beautifully when the powerful Arc lights
shed the white effuIgence Of their bril- ,
liancy on the scene. On the east side OF
the square, the Arc lights are placed in
the stores OF Messrs Allison, Adams &
Echols. and NJ. NJ. Newman.
The west side stores that are adorned
with Arc lights are those OF the Halsey
Bros. and }. l.. Rison. The north side;
Herstein 4 Lowenthal, Duncan & Rand
and the Fire Store. None of the south
side stores have yet adopted this mode
of Illuminating.
1t is rumored that the merchants on
Jefferson Street are making arrange.
ments to have the street illuminated by
electricity. The incandescent lights
will be put in in few weeks We notice
that Chattanooga has ordered the incanS
descent electric lights.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16
TUSCUMBIA.
Notes and Personal Mention.

Tuscumbia, Ala. July 13.
Rain in super abundance.
Most crops are laid by.
Farmers are trying their fortant
at Sheffield since laying by.
The lumber for new A. NJ. E.
church is on the ground.
Dick Brown has gone to Inka
Springs for bis health.
Rev A Webb has moved into his
new honse in the Suburbs.
Rev H Foster is very proud over
the arrival of a ten pound boy baby.
Rev B l. Coleman leaves tomorrow
for trip to Montgomery
Madame Rumpr has it that G. G.
Ross. the barber, will shortly we'd.
Mrs NJ Thch has return, d from
a visit to the Spring City.
l Mrs Mary A Kellar has returned
from Memphis, Tenn.
An unknown woman died here July
9sh leaving four little children.
Mrs Jaue Armstedd sold 80 acres
to the E.st Sheffield Lind Go. for
$1,000 cash.
H F Ross W NJ of Big Spring
Lodge A F& A M is in poor health.
Mrs VIM Town is recovering from
u protrtcted attack of rheumatism.
The A Al 4 Church refused an Of
fer to exchange lots with the viii e
Nj + Church here, the latter con-
tanning b ick Church. The A !
E lot is on the dummy" line, and
the latter is not.
Mrs M A Kellar will leave OF, the
23Jd for Z OK Island, Ill.,, vile she
will be the guest cf Mr. aud Mrs
Richmond Terrell
Misses LIE mora, Richar lsou, and
Lnla Foster, of Flor rc. have been
visiting Miss M w A Rose.
Miss Margie Mands of Burnvil!e
Miss. is the guest of Miss Anna L
kellar.
RAMBLER.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16
First Annual COlOred Teache rs
Institute

of the Oh G ,ngressional District oi
Alab una. cempo sed of the counties
of Fayette. Green. Jefferson, Lam
bert. Pick 'ns, Sumter, Tusca lools
Walker, and Wins Oh, to be held in
Tascalo 'sa Jaly 25. 26 q, 90, and 90
1887; to b. conducted bv Prot. Wm.
B. Patti rson of Marion. The institute
is held by authority Of the State for,
the instruction OF teachers in the
modern methods of teaching in the
public sch, O's This is golden op.
portnni'y for teachers to visit the
classic City OF Oaks. and enjoy a pro-
fessional, social and musical feast.
Entertainment can be secured at 8
very small cost, if not entirely free.
Those desiring further imforma-
ton should write 10
JERE uIAH BARNES,
Tuscaloosa.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16
Fire at the Donegan Hotel.

The alarm Of fire which was turned in
at noon yesterday was caused by the ac
cidental breaking out OF blaze III
room in the northeast wing OF the Done
gan house building The fire brigade
promptly responded to the call, also the
colored hook and ladder company, both
of whom were promptly on the spot a
few minutes after the alarm was sounds
ed.
Their services, however, were not call
ed into requisitiou to any great extent,
as the incipient blaze had been caught
in its embryo state, and was soon subs
dued by the application OF few buckets
OF water applied by two or three cool,
level-headed citizens. This is the Sec
ond time this week that the fire brigade
has been called into action.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16
POLICE SCOOPS" ("

A noisy fellow who was alarming the
neighborhood yesterday afternoon by
yelling, 'fire, fire!" was scooped by the
mounted officer and his brawny pard and
lodged in the calaboose. About o'clock
last night his yells attracted the attention
Of Chief Davis who went into see him and
threatened to "gag" him. if he persisted
in being noisy. The threat had the desir~
ed effect and for the balance Of the night
he remained quiet.
Later in the night the Chief scooped a
drunken man who was lying helplessly
drunk on the steps leading to the Inde-
pendent office, and as he could give no ac-
count of himself he was furnished lodg-
ings in the hotel de vile. Both will
have chance to furnish explanations to
the Mayor this morning.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16
PERSONAL.

Mrs Bette Taylor returned much
pleased with her visit to Nash vile.
Prof E II Jones WIS up from
Gfeenbrier Saturday
Ex-Ald. M B Wise is back from a
recuperating trip to Cincinnati,
Mr. Frank Scruggs represented
Huntsville in tn X Of l. assembly at
Montgomery this week.
Rev B J Donnell Pastor of the
Congregational church Decatur gave
us call Wedne. day.
Mr.. w. H. Struve Jr is, We are pleas
ed to say, up again, after a severe attack
of bilious fever.
Ernest Robinson Esq, leaves to day
for Tate Springs, Tenn, for a few weeks
OF recration.
Mrs D s Br,ndon and daughter
Julia have been spending several days
with relatives at the Brandon home-
stead in the country
Rev j NJ Goodloe, # the st lohu
A Nj E Church left Tuesday on his
annual vacation. He intimateI
when h. left that he would ering
back Mrs Goodloe.-Negro Amer
ican.
A A Sens dough, W Master. of Mt
Hebron Lodge No Is. is organic
ing another Masonic lodge, to be
composed Of young men. They met
ia convention LIST Monday night
Dr. S S H Washington was made
chairman; D.. j w Lillard, Secretary
and Albert Boyd, treasurer. There
we're Is names enrolled. The cons
vention adjourned to Monday night,
the IL h inst, at which time it
will close. The Lew lodge will COM
mence work with 36 members. -Bir-
mingham Elk
Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16

Hewlett, E A McCollum, ] NJ Keel,
Maysville; NJ Oldfeld, P I Cover, j L
Bullard, H J Keener, Hazel Green;
L NJ Vann, ] c Brazleton, J r Cobb,
Owens X Roads; B ] Johnston, Wells;W
E Payne, Hayes Store, n Hornbuckle,
Vienna; G d Kelly, Cluttsville; w H
Lanier, Laniers;J w Battle, ,Meridianville.
The foregoing is the full venire of jur-
ors drawn for the August Term OF the
Circuit Court OF Madison couty. The
Grand Jurors are included in the venire
of the first week,
Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16
rhe New Hotel.

The masonry work of the extension OF
the Huntsville House building is com
pleted, and we are glad to say little
ahead OF schedule time. The Messrs.
Baker & Conway, had the contract OF
supplying the rock all OF which they had
ouarried out and hauled to the hotel
building before the time allowed for de-
livering it had expired. The Messrs
Stoops should be congratulated for their
mastery activity.